STAT Heart

STAT Heart

If you need emergency care immediately, call 911 and stay on the phone for assistance or go to Taylorville Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department.

The 90-minute STAT Heart protocol provides patients with a certain type of heart attack, known as an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), are diagnosed and stabilized before they are transported to the cath lab of a larger hospital to receive life-saving angioplasties in 90 minutes or less.

When the STAT Heart system is activated, clinicians from many of TMH’s departments work as a team to prevent damage caused to the patient’s heart muscle with less then 30 minutes to prepare the patient for transfer.

STAT Heart is not for everyone. Candidates must be under 80 years old, free of other significant health problems and experiencing a certain type of heart attack. Those who do not meet the criteria are still treated promptly with a clinically effective protocol for their medical condition.

You and Your Heart

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, call 911 and stay on the phone for assistance or go directly to Taylorville Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department.

Heart Attack Signs and Symptoms

Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest that goes away and comes back or lasts more than a few minutes

What To Do During a Heart Attack

Not all these signs occur in every heart attack or stroke. Sometimes they go away and return. If some occur, get help fast!

As the American Heart Association reports, new medications and treatments like clot-busting drugs unavailable to patients just a few, short years ago can be administered today and can stop some heart attacks and strokes in progress -- reducing disability and saving lives. The key, though, is that these drugs must be administered quickly after heart attack or stroke symptoms first appear.